Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ben Williams, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Ben Williams registered to vote in Harrison County on September 28, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Ben Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ben Williams
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- September 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "B Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Harrison County
- Allen Williamsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Allen Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1858
- Alphinzo Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Amos Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1861
- Andrew Williamsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
Williamses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Williams
- Williamson 30
- William 16
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 84 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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